Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-202) and index.
Contents
A tale of two children -- Failings of philanthropy -- Do-gooders and do-besters -- The role of emotional giving -- The paucity of helpful information -- Developing a mission: objectives and constraints -- The most important decisions -- Measuring performance -- Examples of do-besters -- Choosing a charity -- Project selection (or deciding not to select projects) -- Volunteering and other ways of donating yourself -- Leveraging your donations -- Ten smart approaches that work -- The selfish giver in all of us -- Philanthropy reinvented.
